The registration deadline is 15 December 2024. Please register here: Søknadsweb
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Those registered within the deadline will be contacted directly by an admissions representative from our department in mid January.
1. Audition
Please submit your video of a ca. 25-minute performance with repertoire of your own choice by 1 February 2025, 17:00 CET.
Important information
We kindly ask you to upload your video on YouTube or a similar platform in a way that only those in possession of your video link can view your material.
Please do not put an expiry date to the link!
Please send your link to both:
- Head of Study Programme Prof. Jørn Schau: jorn.e.schau@uia.no
- Admissions Coordinator Anne Camilla Furre Thommesen: anne.c.thommesen@uia.no
After you have registered as an applicant, Admissions Coordinator Anne Camilla Furre Thommesen will contact you and guide you through the admissions process.
If you fail to submit your video within the deadline, you will not be able to complete the further steps for the entrance examination.
2. Skype/Zoom interview
You will be invited to a Skype/Zoom interview. We will contact you to settle a day/time for your interview after the submission of your audio-visual recording.
During the interview we will ask questions about your formal musical and educational background and would like to hear about your goals and ambitions regarding your studies, as well as your previous concert experience as a soloist and ensemble musician, your general background and your experience and results from previous competitions and auditions.
We will be happy to answer any questions you might have concerning our programme, our teachers, projects and facilities here at the University of Agder.
Also we would like to discuss your preferences and ideas for your master course in-depth field choice:
UiA and its modern and up-to-date study curriculum offers a variety of focus areas for your studies to choose from. These so-called in-depth fields are tailored to your special needs and talents. Please think about choosing one of the following relating to your instrument/main area and interest:
- Collaborative Piano
- Creative Performance/solo performance
- Ensemble Singing*
- Orchestral Academy*
- Classical Music Improvisation
- Choir Conducting
*Applicants who choose Orchestral Academy or Ensemble Singing as an in-depth field, may be asked to submit a supplementary recording of material with special relevance. Details on this will be discussed during the Skype/Zoom interview.
If you fail to complete the interview, you cannot be considered for a study place at the University of Agder.
3. Formal requirements
To be accepted as a student you have to pass your audition and the interview. Furthermore, you need to fulfil the official formal University of Agder requirements for student enrolment. These requirements can be found here: How to apply to degree programmes
Important information
The applicants should provide all necessary formal documentation by February 1st.
If you need more time to provide the documentation, please contact the Admissions office who will answer all questions concerning the formal sides of the entrance procedures.
All candidates will receive a written statement that confirms the results of the entrance examination.
Contact
- pia.goul@uia.no
- Phone
- +47 38 14 24 12